Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Our knack for recognizing faces helps us communicate with those around us and learn about our environment. Distinct regions of the brain process others faces, but they have some limitations. We’re better at recognizing faces that are right-side up as opposed to upside-down. So what happens when a global pandemic forces us to cover up half of our faces?

This is a video from the 2021 Brain Awareness Video Contest.

Created by Monica Tschang